Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County and was named in honor of James Crompton Earl of Northampton, an English nobleman. Located in the northeastern section of the state, it is bounded by the State of Virginia and neighboring North Carolina counties of Halifax, Bertie and Hertford. The Roanoke River determines the southwest boarder of Northampton following its flow from the Roanoke Rapids Lake in the northwestern corner of Northampton County. The Meherrin River marks the northeastern border. The present land area is 536 square miles and the 2003 estimated population was 21,782. Jackson is the seat of Northampton County and is an extremely fertile area along the Roanoke River with cotton, corn and peanuts being its principal crops. The first courthouse was built here in 1742 and was known as Northampton Courthouse; Jackson, NC was incorporated in 1823 and named after Andrew Jackson who was born near the NC/SC line, studied law in Salisbury, NC and later became the seventh President of the United States.

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Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County and was named in honor of James Crompton Earl of Northampton, an English nobleman. Located in the northeastern section of the state, it is bounded by the State of Virginia and neighboring North Carolina counties of Halifax, Bertie and Hertford. The Roanoke River determines the southwest boarder of Northampton following its flow from the Roanoke Rapids Lake in the northwestern corner of Northampton County. The Meherrin River marks the northeastern border. The present land area is 536 square miles and the 2003 estimated population was 21,782. Jackson is the seat of Northampton County and is an extremely fertile area along the Roanoke River with cotton, corn and peanuts being its principal crops. The first courthouse was built here in 1742 and was known as Northampton Courthouse; Jackson, NC was incorporated in 1823 and named after Andrew Jackson who was born near the NC/SC line, studied law in Salisbury, NC and later became the seventh President of the United States.

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During the Nat Turner slave insurrection of 1831 in the adjoining Southampton County, Virginia, NC militia were mobilized at Jackson, NC in readiness for the anticipated slave uprising that was quelled prior to the militia's intervention. The Northampton County Courthouse was built in 1859 and it is purported that Cornwallis visited a tavern that was located diagonally opposite the Courthouse. Lafayette, the first Frenchman to come to the aid of the American revolutionary cause and whom the United States Congress commissioned a major general of the Continental Army on July 31, 1777 dined in Jackson on his 1825 triumphal visit to North Carolina.

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During the Nat Turner slave insurrection of 1831 in the adjoining Southampton County, Virginia, NC militia were mobilized at Jackson, NC in readiness for the anticipated slave uprising that was quelled prior to the militia's intervention. The Northampton County Courthouse was built in 1859 and it is purported that Cornwallis visited a tavern that was located diagonally opposite the Courthouse. Lafayette, the first Frenchman to come to the aid of the American revolutionary cause and whom the United States Congress commissioned a major general of the Continental Army on July 31, 1777 dined in Jackson on his 1825 triumphal visit to North Carolina.

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*Search[http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/cemeteries_and_burials/burials.php Northampton County Cemeteries] at NCGenWeb

*See a listing of [http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/churches.php Northampton County Churches] at NCGenWeb

*See a listing of [http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/churches.php Northampton County Churches] at NCGenWeb

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There was a Baptist Church at Potecasi by 1778.<ref>George Washington Paschal, ''History of North Carolina Baptists,'' 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:476. {{FHL|561274|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990}}.</ref>

The Northampton County NCGenWeb site has an array of maps and mapping projects using the Google Earth application. For a complete listing of map records click onto [http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/places/ Northampton County Places]

The Northampton County NCGenWeb site has an array of maps and mapping projects using the Google Earth application. For a complete listing of map records click onto [http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/places/ Northampton County Places]

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Northampton County maps from the [http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/googleresults.html?cx=017828631510835728792%3Am2ppkk4-iva&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Northampton+County+map&sa=Search&siteurl=www.lib.unc.edu%252Fdigitalprojects.html NC State Archives Digital Maps Collection]

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Northampton County maps from the [http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/googleresults.html?cx=017828631510835728792%3Am2ppkk4-iva&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Northampton+County+map&sa=Search&siteurl=www.lib.unc.edu%252Fdigitalprojects.html NC State Archives Digital Maps Collection]

*[http://www.ncgenweb.us/northampton/africa-americans/ce-ct.php Northampton County U.S. Colored Troops]

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Probate records, including wills &amp; estate records are handled by the Northampton County Clerk of the Superior Court, located at the County Courthouse. &nbsp;Contact their office for details of what is available and fees.&nbsp;

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Probate records, including wills &amp; estate records are handled by the Northampton County Clerk of the Superior Court, located at the County Courthouse. &nbsp;Contact their office for details of what is available and fees.&nbsp;

Reg of Deeds has birth, marriage and death and land recordsClerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1800pro & ct rec from 1761[1]

History

Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County and was named in honor of James Crompton Earl of Northampton, an English nobleman. Located in the northeastern section of the state, it is bounded by the State of Virginia and neighboring North Carolina counties of Halifax, Bertie and Hertford. The Roanoke River determines the southwest boarder of Northampton following its flow from the Roanoke Rapids Lake in the northwestern corner of Northampton County. The Meherrin River marks the northeastern border. The present land area is 536 square miles and the 2003 estimated population was 21,782. Jackson is the seat of Northampton County and is an extremely fertile area along the Roanoke River with cotton, corn and peanuts being its principal crops. The first courthouse was built here in 1742 and was known as Northampton Courthouse; Jackson, NC was incorporated in 1823 and named after Andrew Jackson who was born near the NC/SC line, studied law in Salisbury, NC and later became the seventh President of the United States.

During the Nat Turner slave insurrection of 1831 in the adjoining Southampton County, Virginia, NC militia were mobilized at Jackson, NC in readiness for the anticipated slave uprising that was quelled prior to the militia's intervention. The Northampton County Courthouse was built in 1859 and it is purported that Cornwallis visited a tavern that was located diagonally opposite the Courthouse. Lafayette, the first Frenchman to come to the aid of the American revolutionary cause and whom the United States Congress commissioned a major general of the Continental Army on July 31, 1777 dined in Jackson on his 1825 triumphal visit to North Carolina.

Parent County

1741--Northampton County was created from Bertie County.County seat: Jackson [2]

Military

Civil War

Newspapers

Probate

Probate records, including wills & estate records are handled by the Northampton County Clerk of the Superior Court, located at the County Courthouse. Contact their office for details of what is available and fees.